Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1

Thursday, August 30, 2012

School Starts

As this week comes to a close I am excited to take a deep breath and relax this weekend....
Monday was Connor's 1st day of Kindergarten and boy oh boy was he excited to go!

His education was always very important to me and I was seriously considering home school for a long time, till Connor asked to go...


This made my letting him go much, much easier than I anticipated! If he would have been scared or asked to stay home I may have wavered...


He had this beautiful excited smile on his face the entire time.... The bus was about 10 min. late so we were out there for awhile!! 

 

our crew waiting for the bus
Finally the bus was comming...
 

Connor stepped right on up didn't even say/wave goodbye...


I sat and watched the clock all day Monday... then I piled everyone into our car and went and picked him up at school. He was very excited, he described the day as awesome! and even jumped with enthusiasm.

Riley has not been so thrilled... He misses his big brother like CRAZY! he cries and throws himself down and tries to run onto the bus... yelling he wants to go to school with Connor...

3 days of that and then today Thursday he is content to stay home with me... We have been do all kinds of fun "big boy" activities at home like reading the books he wants to read and playing tick, tack, toe... I am learning more about his abilities and that he can't even hold the pencil correctly... Connor being away gives me more one-on-one time with Riley...

I do miss him.. it is quiet here...

While he is away I pray that Connor would choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray. Proverbs 12:26
Heavenly Father you kow our needs even before we ask you, Lord, and you promise to work in all things for the good of those who love you. Handpick each one of Connor's teachers, and surround him with classmates of your choosing.
Matthew 6:8; Romans 8:28

This Friday My in-laws are picking up my kiddo's and spending the weekend with them, so I will have some time to process my thoughts...

What a week!

-Momma

Friday, August 24, 2012

Fun Finds on Freecycle

I have been irritated by my kitchen recently...

It has dark cabinets.. and only 1 window... and NO prep space!



 SO I thought I would make some... I took two boards from the garage, sanded them down, put them together and used the same process as my kitchen table to make the wood food safe...


 Ta-Da... Workspace! It may not look the best but I actually have room to work without balancing tray's and cutting boards on the burners of the stove...


 I got  this great UGLY tray on freecycle and my Husband laughed when I brought it home...


I had an idea that I would use some left over chalk board paint...


 I added some braided handles and some fruit... It is great and so far the paint stays on nicely... can't wait to use it to serve food for the holidays


the more work I do the more I want to do... Can't wait till I have the time/ courage to paint the cabnits... I am picturing a nicely antiqued white with new butcher block counter-tops... dreams....


Hope you have a happy Friday!

Momma

Monday, August 6, 2012

Monday, Monday!

Hello Monday!
Hello Tomatoes!
Hello peppers!


Hello to final decision time... Home School or Public...

Hello to Home! we had a good vacation with family at the beach, but it feels great to be home!

 Hello to learning how to boogie board and Connor loving every moment!



 
Hello to a Very Special 3 year old...


Hello to Captain Connor and his vampire teeth...



Happy Monday to everyone!